Umeå Airport

Airport in Sweden
UME is located in Västerbotten
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Location within Västerbotten
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UME is located in Sweden
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UME (Sweden)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passenger total960,351 (Decrease7%)
Aircraft movements10,152 (Decrease13%)
Statistics: Swedavia[1]

Umeå Airport (IATA: UME, ICAO: ESNU) is an airport located on the southern outskirts of the city of Umeå, Sweden. As of 2019, it is the seventh-largest airport in Sweden.[2] It had 960,351 passengers in 2019.[3]

By road, the airport is located about 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Umeå city centre.

History

The airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Stockholm–Bromma
Croatia Airlines Seasonal charter: Split
Jonair Östersund
Norwegian Air Shuttle[5] Stockholm–Arlanda
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Gällivare,Gothenburg,Luleå, Stockholm–Arlanda, Sundsvall–Timrå

Ref.: [7]

Statistics

Two aircraft at Umeå Airport
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Annual passenger traffic at UME airport. See Wikidata query.
Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2023)[8]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % change
2022/23
1 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden[a] 647,499 Increase 11.8
2 Spain Gran Canaria, Spain 11,443 Increase 6.5
3 Greece Chania, Greece 7,849 Increase 4.9
4 Cyprus Larnaca, Cyprus 5,382 New entry
5 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 5,102 Increase 45.2
Traffic by calendar year[3]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019 960,284 Decrease06.9% 880,739 Decrease07.0% 79,545 Decrease05.7%
2018 1,031,744 Decrease02.2% 947,368 Decrease03.5% 84,376 Increase013.8%
2017 1,055,353 Decrease00.4% 981,231 Decrease01.8% 74,122 Increase023.5%
2016 1,059,194 Increase01.0% 999,183 Increase08.4% 60,011 Decrease020.5%
2015 1,047,081 Increase01.1% 971,594 Increase00.6% 75,487 Increase08.9%
2014 1,035,450 Increase04.7% 966,131 Increase05.7% 69,319 Decrease06.4%
2013 988,406 Increase00.3% 914,386 Decrease00.4% 74,020 Increase011.3%
2012 984,771 918,275 66,496

Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 September 1992, an Air Sweden IAI-1124 Westwind registered as SE-DLK was destroyed by a fire. The plane was departing to Arvidsjaur when takeoff was aborted due to an engine failure. None of the seven occupants were killed or injured, but the aircraft was written off.[9][10][11]
  • On 14 July 2019, a GippsAero GA8 Airvan aircraft with crew and skydivers lost control and crashed steeply into the ground. It had taken off from Umeå Airport. All nine on board died.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes flights to/from Stockholm–Arlanda and Stockholm–Bromma.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Pressinformation" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  6. ^ "Destinations from Umea airport".
  7. ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
  8. ^ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  10. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  11. ^ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden". BBC News. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13.

External links

Media related to Umeå Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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